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ChinaBio® Group is an investment, consulting and media firm helping western life science companies achieve success in China. ChinaBio works with U.S., European and APAC companies seeking partnerships, acquisitions, novel technologies and funding in China.

Because of scandals in China – first a retraction of a scientific article, then the bribery accusations – GlaxoSmithKline’s China operations have cast a pall over the entire company’s reputation. An even larger question is whether the company’s problems will spill over to affect other multinational pharmas that are also operating in China. In particular, will Glaxo’s misfortunes deal a blow to R&D in China? According to Greg B. Scott, CEO of ChinaBio®, "If something like the scientific retraction had occurred in the US or Europe, the company involved would just have said that a researcher made an error,” Scott said. “But it happened in China, so it affects the perception of the whole country." More details....

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